According to Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, the European Commission’s annual report on the implementation of the Association Agreement positively assesses Georgia’s efforts on the path to EU integration.

“Georgia has maintained successful positions in international rankings and despite reduced trade, the European Union, as a united trading bloc, remains Georgia’s largest trading partner.

The security and humanitarian environment in the occupied region of Georgia is assessed negatively. Including illegal borderization, closure of the so-called crossing points and other negative issues”, - said Davit Zalkaliani.

The European Union has published its Association Implementation Report on Georgia, which says that the country “continued steadily on its European path including in the challenging COVID-19 context”.

The document reads that Georgia “has remained committed to the implementation, obligations and undertakings of the Association Agreement, despite coronavirus related challenges”.

Alignment to the EU acquis as well as to European standards in the area of human rights has broadly continued. The EU stood by Georgia and made unprecedented and substantial efforts to support and help Georgia deal with the COVID-19 sanitary and socio-economic crisis”, - reads the report.

It notes as well that “looking ahead, a demonstrated reform commitment as regards democracy consolidation and reform of the judiciary will be crucial to further advance on its European path”.